Q: Is 987,444 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,444 is a composite number.

Why is 987,444 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 987,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 41 54 82 108 123 164 223 246 369 446 492 669 738 892 1,107 1,338 1,476 2,007 2,214 2,676 4,014 4,428 6,021 8,028 9,143 12,042 18,286 24,084 27,429 36,572 54,858 82,287 109,716 164,574 246,861 329,148 493,722 and 987,444, with no remainder.

Since 987,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,444, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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